Offering a critique of photos that are being presented here (for critique, too, I would assume) is not the same as "getting anyone down", much to the contrary, I should say.

And if there are photos presented that express the taker has not yet learned that much about composition, for example, then why not say so? They are being presented here.

What help is being offered if we should all say about photos which all crop off parts of the dog (tail, paws, tip of the tongue, etc), which are not sharp (3), which are all totally centred, where the way the camera was held was downright WRONG (4, 6) that they are "good work, keep it up like this"!?!?!?!?!

And that the dogs as such are "cute" is almost self-evident, but that still does not make any pet photo GOOD photography.

The second picture is my personal favorite. Cute dog. Just keep doing what you do and don't let anyone get you down. There aren't any rules, just alot of people who need rules to do something.

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there are guidelines, if one doesn't wish to follow them thats okay, but then they are snapshots, and belong in the SNAPSHOT section. this section is for photographers who want serious critiques about PEOPLE and animals. even if you are using a p\s you can get great pictures, (maybe not as great as someone with a mark III but still) you have to understand composition, lighting, and all that jazz for good pictures.